NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. A PURCHASE OR PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. Void where prohibited by law and outside the 50 United States and the District of Columbia. Subject to all federal, state and local laws, regulations, and ordinances.

1. ELIGIBILITY: The “The Grand Hustle Weekly Social Challenge” (the “Sweepstakes”) is open only to legal residents of the fifty (50) United States and the District of Columbia. Employees, officers, and directors of Black Entertainment Television LLC (“Sponsor”) or its parent(s), controlled affiliates, subsidiaries, representatives, consultants, contractors, legal counsel, and advertising, public relations, promotional, fulfillment, and marketing agencies, and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, siblings and children, regardless of where they live) and those living in the same household (whether related or not), are not eligible to enter or win. Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Winning a prize is contingent upon fulfilling all requirements set forth herein. Sponsor reserves the right to verify the eligibility of the winner.

ELIGIBLE PERSONS MUST HAVE AN ACTIVE PUBLIC TWITTER®, AND/OR INSTAGRAM (INDIVIDUALLY THE “PLATFORM”, COLLECTIVELY THE “PLATFORMS”) ACCOUNT PRIOR TO ENTERING AND SHALL NOT REGISTER FOR A TWITTER®, AND/OR INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT FOR THE SOLE PURPOSE OF PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES.

2. SPONSOR: Black Entertainment Television LLC, One BET Plaza, 1540
Broadway, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10036. The Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with the Platforms.

3. AGREEMENT TO OFFICIAL RULES: By entering, entrants agree to be bound by these Official Rules. The Released Parties are not responsible if the Sweepstakes cannot take place or if the Prize (defined below) cannot be awarded due to unforeseen delays or interruptions due to acts of God, acts of war, natural disasters, weather, acts of terrorism or any other causes outside of the Released Parties reasonable control.

4. ENTRY PERIOD: The Sweepstakes begins on August 2, 2018 at 9:00 p.m. ET and ends on October 4, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. ET (the "Sweepstakes Period"). Sponsor’s computer is the official time keeping device for this Sweepstakes.

5. HOW TO ENTER: To enter, complete the following steps during the Sweepstakes Period:

Log into your account on the Platform account of your choosing;

Follow the BET and The Grand Hustle (the “Program”) show account(s) on the Platforms;

Complete the weekly challenge task (the “Task”) prompted by the BET social media page(s).

Completion of the foregoing steps shall constitute one (1) “Entry”.
Entry Task(s) will vary from week to week.
Log on to (https://www.bet.com/shows/grand-hustle.html) to view the Official Rules.

Weekly Entries are due by 11:59 p.m. ET on the Sunday following that week’s episode of the Program. By entering, each entrant agrees that his or her Entry must comply with these Official Rules and the then-current terms of service for the Platform used to submit an Entry. Sponsor, in its sole discretion, may reject any entrant’s Entry and disqualify him or her from the Sweepstakes if Sponsor believes that such Entry fails to adhere to the above guidelines. Normal Internet, phone and usage charges imposed by your online or phone service may apply.

LIMIT: One (1) Entry per Platform per week. Additional Entries will be disqualified.

Automated or bulk Entries or Entries submitted by third parties will be disqualified. Entries must be submitted by the Entrant. Any attempt by any Entrant to obtain more than the stated number of Entries by using multiple and/or different identities, forms, accounts, registrations, email addresses, logins, or any other methods will void Entrant’s Entries, and that Entrant may be disqualified in Sponsor’s sole discretion. Multiple Entrants are not permitted to share the same Platform account(s). In the event of a dispute as to any Entry, the authorized account holder of the Platform account used to participate will be deemed to be the Entrant and must comply with these Official Rules. The “authorized account holder” is the natural person assigned the account by the Platform. Potential winner(s) may be required to show proof of being the authorized account holder to the Sponsor or forfeit the prize. Entries from an invalid, non-working, or inactive Platform accounts will be disqualified and ineligible to win. Incomplete, illegible, corrupted, or untimely Entries are void and will be disqualified.

6. SELECTION AND VERIFICATION OF WINNER: Sponsor will randomly select one (1) potential winner (the “Winner(s)”) each week at random prior to the following week’s airing of the episode of the Program from among all eligible Entries received during the Sweepstakes Period. Each week’s Winner will be announced across Sponsor’s Platform accounts. The selection process shall be conducted under the supervision of Sponsor. Sponsor shall choose the Winner in its sole discretion which shall be final and binding. Sponsor will notify the potential Winner by phone, e-mail, and/or social media direct messaging. The potential Winner will be required to sign and return an Affidavit of Liability and Publicity Release (the “Affidavit”) and any other required documents within three (3) days of receipt in order to claim his/her prize. If the potential Winner cannot be contacted, fails to execute and return the Affidavit within the required time period, or does not comply with these Official Rules, the potential Winner forfeits the Prize (defined below). If the potential Winner is disqualified for any reason, the Prize may be awarded to an alternate winner, if any, in Sponsor’s sole discretion.

7. PRIZE: Each week of the Sweepstakes Period, one (1) Winner will receive a public congratulatory message from the Sponsor’s and Program’s Platform accounts (the “Prize”). Sponsor will not direct followers of Sponsor’s Platforms to follow the Winner’s Platform account(s); nor does Sponsor make any guarantee or claim that Prize will increase followers of Winner’s Platform account(s). The Prize has no monetary value and shall be awarded solely in the form of promotional consideration. The Prize will be awarded provided it is properly claimed and is non-assignable and non-transferable.

8. GENERAL CONDITIONS: Participation constitutes entrant’s full and unconditional agreement to these Official Rules and to Sponsor’s decisions, which are final and binding in all matters related to the Sweepstakes. Sponsor and its agencies are not responsible for lost, late, incomplete, damaged, stolen, misdirected, or illegible Entries; lost, interrupted, or unavailable network, server, or other connections, garbled transmissions or miscommunications, telephone transmission problems; computer or software malfunctions or damage to a user’s computer equipment (software of hardware); technical failures; or other errors or malfunctions of any kind whether human, mechanical, electronic, or otherwise. Proof of sending or Entries will not be deemed proof of receipt by Sponsor. Sponsor’s failure to enforce any term of these Official Rules shall not constitute a waiver of that provision.

WARNING: ANY ATTEMPT BY AN ENTRANT OR ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL TO DELIBERATELY DAMAGE ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR UNDERMINE THE LEGITIMATE OPERATION OF THE SWEEPSTAKES MAY BE A VIOLATION OF CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LAW, AND, SHOULD SUCH AN ATTEMPT BE MADE, SPONSOR RESERVES THE RIGHT TO PROSECUTE AND SEEK DAMAGES FROM ANY SUCH PERSON TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW. Sponsor reserves the right at its sole discretion to disqualify any individual it finds to be attempting to tamper with or undermine the entry process, any website associated with the Sweepstakes, and/or the legitimate operation of the Sweepstakes; to violate the Official Rules; or to act in an unsportsmanlike or disruptive manner or with the intent to annoy, abuse, threaten, or harass any other person. If, for any reason, the Sweepstakes is not capable of running as planned, Sponsor may, in its sole discretion, void any suspect Entries and (a) cancel or terminate the Sweepstakes (or any portion thereof); (b) modify the Sweepstakes or suspend the Sweepstakes to address the impairment and then resume the Sweepstakes in a manner that best conforms to the spirit of these Official Rules; and/or (c) award the Prize at random from among the eligible, non-suspect Entries received up to the time of the impairment.

9. PUBLICITY: Acceptance of any prize shall constitute and signify winner’s agreement and consent that Sponsor and its respective designees may use the Winner’s name, city, state, likeness, photo, Entries and/or prize information in connection with the Sweepstakes for promotional, advertising or other purposes, worldwide, in perpetuity, in any and all media now known or hereafter devised, including the Internet, without limitation and without further payment, notification, permission or other consideration, except where prohibited by law.

10. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT SPONSOR, TWITTER, INC,., INSTAGRAM LLC. AND THEIR RESPECTIVE PARENT COMPANIES, CONTROLLED AFFILIATES, SUBSIDIARIES, REPRESENTATIVES, CONSULTANTS, CONTRACTORS, LEGAL COUNSEL, ADVERTISING, PUBLIC RELATIONS, PROMOTIONAL, FULFILLMENT AND MARKETING AGENCIES, WEBSITE PROVIDERS, WEB MASTERS, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES, REPRESENTATIVES, AND AGENTS WILL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER FOR, AND SHALL BE HELD HARMLESS BY ENTRANTS AGAINST, ANY LIABILITY FOR ANY INJURIES, LOSSES OR DAMAGES OF ANY KIND TO PERSONS, INCLUDING PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, OR PROPERTY RESULTING IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, FROM ACCEPTANCE, POSSESSION, MISUSE, OR USE OF THE PRIZE, ENTRY, OR PARTICIPATION IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR IN ANY SWEEPSTAKES RELATED ACTIVITY, OR ANY CLAIMS BASED ON PUBLICITY RIGHTS, DEFAMATION OR INVASION OF PRIVACY, OR MERCHANDISE DELIVERY. THE RELEASED PARTIES ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE IF ANY PRIZE CANNOT BE AWARDED DUE TO CANCELLATIONS, DELAYS, OR INTERRUPTIONS DUE TO ACTS OF GOD, ACTS OF WAR, NATURAL DISASTERS, WEATHER, OR TERRORISM. BY PARTICIPATING IN THIS SWEEPSTAKES, ENTRANT AGREES THAT THE RELEASED PARTIES WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR ANY INJURIES, DAMAGES, OR LOSSES OF ANY KIND, INCLUDING DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES TO PERSONS, INCLUDING DEATH, OR TO PROPERTY ARISING OUT OF ACCESS TO AND USE OF ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SWEEPSTAKES OR THE DOWNLOADING FROM AND/OR PRINTING MATERIAL DOWNLOADED FROM SUCH SITE.

WITHOUT LIMITING THE FOREGOING, EVERYTHING REGARDING THIS SWEEPSTAKES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PRIZES AND ANY WEBSITE ASSOCIATED WITH THE SWEEPSTAKES, ARE PROVIDED “AS IS” WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, OR NON-INFRINGEMENT. SOME JURISDICTIONS MAY NOT ALLOW THE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS OF LIABILITY FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR EXCLUSIONS MAY NOT APPLY. CHECK LOCAL LAWS FOR ANY RESTRICTIONS OR LIMITATIONS REGARDING THESE LIMITATIONS OR EXCLUSIONS.

11. DISPUTES: Except where prohibited, Entrant agrees that: (a any and all disputes, claims and causes of action arising out of or connected with this Sweepstakes or any prize awarded shall be resolved individually, without resort to any form of class action, and exclusively before a federal or state court located in the State of New York having competent jurisdiction; (b) any and all claims, judgments and awards shall be limited to actual out-of-pocket costs incurred, including costs associated with entering this Sweepstakes, but in no event attorneys’ fees; and (c) under no circumstances will entrant be permitted to obtain awards for, and entrant hereby waives all rights to claim, indirect, punitive, incidental and consequential damages and any other damages, other than for actual out-of-pocket expenses, and any and all rights to have damages multiplied or otherwise increased. All issues and questions concerning the construction, validity, interpretation and enforceability of these Official Rules, or the rights and obligations of the entrant and Sponsor in connection with the Sweepstakes, shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules (whether of the State of New York or any other jurisdiction), which would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

12. PRIVACY: Information collected from entrants is subject to each Sponsor’s Privacy Policy, available at http://www.bet.com/privacy-policy.html.

13. WINNER’S LIST: For the name of the winner, available after October 4, 2018 mail a self-addressed stamped envelope to: Black Entertainment Television LLC, 1540 Broadway, 27th Floor, New York, NY 10039, Attn: “The Grand Hustle Weekly Social Challenge.” Washington and Vermont residents may omit return postage when requesting name of prize winner.

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